Britney Spears thanked her fans for their continuous support despite losing her legal battle against the removal of her father, Jamie Spears, from her conservatorship. In the ruling, Jamie would continue to control the Princess of Pop's business and personal affairs after the Los Angeles court refused to make any changes to her 12-year conservatorship.
Britney wanted her care manager, Jodi Montgomery, to permanently replace her dad as her conservator, but the court declined to make a change. Her conservatorship would continue with its current arrangements until February 2021, NZ Herald noted.
The 38-year-old star got the help of her fans to have her released from the said arrangement, launching the online movement, #FreeBritney. Although she did not mention the campaign's name, she thanked everyone for their support in a post on Instagram.
Britney posted a clip of herself answering fans' questions about her favorite things. In the caption, she said she felt they would all look back at this time in quarantine as a "huge transitional stage" in their lives.
She continued no one knew when things would go back to normal, but she remained positive and continuously learned so much about herself. She, then, thanked all her "dear, sweet, and real" fans for being wonderful.
The "Circus" hitmaker revealed she could feel their hearts and was also sure that they could feel hers. She ended her post with a thank you for their support.
Jamie played as his daughter's conservator in 2008 when she got hospitalized for psychiatric treatment. However, Montgomery took control last year after Jamie suffered a health issue.
Britney, then, called for changes to the legal arrangement. But, it was extended with its current setup instead. The substantial change to her conservatorship's terms, which she had been following for the past 12 years, would be decided on in February next year.
The conservatorship was usually used for the "old, infirm, or disabled." Although it seemed she did not fall in any of the category, her mental health struggle and substance abuse had put her under the said legal arrangement.
After Jamie stepped down as her conservator, Britney's lawyer, Samuel D. Ingham III, revealed his client strongly opposed his plan to return to his role, saying she was willing to fight him in court. Ingham explained Britney wanted to keep Montgomery as her conservator and even requested a bank to be in charge of her estate.
The lawyer also pointed out Britney wanted to stop performing for the time being. He also "left open" the possibility that she would want to terminate her conservatorship one day.
